PHLEGMATIC Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word phlegmatic. (close relations)
Definition of PHLEGMATIC
phlegm
Best Alternative Words for PHLEGMATIC
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apathetic | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing little or no emotion or animation • marked by a lack of interest | ||||||||
calm | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • (of weather) free from storm or wind noun • steadiness of mind under stress • wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale adjective satellite • not agitated; without losing self-possession verb • make calm or still • make steady • become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation • cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to | ||||||||
composed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress | ||||||||
dispassionate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice | ||||||||
impassive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited • deliberately impassive in manner | ||||||||
indifferent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by a lack of interest • showing no care or concern in attitude or action • (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed • (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other • fairly poor to not very good • having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive • marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another • characterized by a lack of partiality • being neither good nor bad • neither too great nor too little | ||||||||
lethargic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • deficient in alertness or activity | ||||||||
stolid | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited | ||||||||
unemotional | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion adjective satellite • cool and formal in manner | ||||||||
cold-blooded | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having cold blood (in animals whose body temperature is not internally regulated) adjective satellite • without compunction or human feeling | ||||||||
phlegmatical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing little emotion | ||||||||
sluggish | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • slow or slothful • (of business) not active or brisk • slow and apathetic | ||||||||
stoic | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • pertaining to Stoicism or its followers noun • someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions • a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno adjective satellite • seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive | ||||||||
unflappable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure |